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Magneto-Electric Machine, Late 19th Century
Inventory Number: 54945
Number of documents: 1
Document Type: Miscellaneous Note
Document Heading: Inscription
Text:
"DIRECTIONS - Connect two metallic cords or wires with the Sockets in the ends of the Box, and apply the handles [sic] connected with the other / ends of the metallic cords or wires to any part of the person through which it is desirable to pass the current of Electricity. Then turn the Crank, / regulating the strength of the current by the speed, and by the Knob at the end of the Box; it being desirable to increase the strength only to that / degree most agreeable to the patient. It is less unpleasant to the the [sic] patient if wet sponges are placed in the ends of the handles, and these applied / to the skin, as they prevent the prcikling sensation. The sponges should never be put inside the Box while wet, as they rust the machinery. In / applying it for the Toothache, Tic-Doloreux or Neuralgia, the operator takes one Handle and places his finger or sponge over the part affected, while / the patient holds the other Handle. In applying it to the foot, place one of the Handles in the water with the foot, and hold the other in the hand, / or apply it to any other part of the person. The Bearings and Spring must be oiled occasionally." below headline on paper pasted to interior of lid.
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